The sequence of a promoter constitutes the most basic mechanism of transcription regulation because:

A. promoters are always bound by activators.
B. RNA polymerase has differential affinities for different sequences that correlate with the efficiency of transcription.
C. promoters are always bound by repressors.
D. the expression levels of different housekeeping genes are always identical.


B

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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What will be an ideal response?

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